Cedeno was one of a handful of candidates to make the Phillies’ 25-man roster after Freddy Galvis was sidelined with a case of MRSA. He was competing with Reid Brignac, Andres Blanco, and Cesar Hernandez. Hernandez ultimately won and the Phillies recently traded for Jayson Nix. Cedeno, 31 and a nine-year Major League veteran, is unlikely to see playing time in the big leagues unless the Phillies suffer another rash of injuries to infielders.

Just playing computer GM here but I say if they’re “out of the race” come Mid-June start selling and sell everyone they can. If Lee and Burnett are having solid campaigns get what they can for them. If Marlon Byrd is putting up the power numbers again, get what they can for him. No point in delaying the inevitable. They started it when they traded away Pence and Victorino in 2012 but put it off by bringing in spare parts(Michael Young, Delmon Young, John Lannan,etc.) and hoping the core can play up to their contract numbers. Breaks my part to say this, but at this point the current state of the Phillies feel like an 80’s hair metal band who went from selling out stadiums worldwide to currently playing the state fairs to hundreds of people.